House to house collections

About this service

A house-to-house collection is a charitable collection made by means of visits from house to house to give money or other property. This is also applicable to collections taking place in public houses and places of business. The collector moves on after each collection.

It is both an offence to promote and make a house-to-house collection for charitable purposes without the promoter first obtaining a licence from the Licensing Authority.

Please select the relevant link below to view the required documentation regarding house-to-house collections:

Should an Application for a Certificate of Exemption of a Local Collection of a Transitory Nature be required please contact the Licensing Team at Wiltshire Council.

Wiltshire Council has four main offices where correspondence can be sent.  Applications can be sent to any of the above addresses, but it will speed processing if they are sent directly to the office covering the area in which the premises are situated.  Contact details are as follows

Chippenham:Wiltshire Council, Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1ER

(This office deals with all applications relating to Chippenham, Calne, Corsham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett as well as the rest of the old North Wiltshire District Council Area)

Devizes:Wiltshire Council, Browfort, Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2AT

(This office deals with all applications relating to Devizes, Pewsey, Marlborough and Tidworth as well as the rest of the old Kennet District Council Area)

Salisbury:Wiltshire Council, 27/29 Milford Street, Salisbury, SP1 2AP

(This office deals with all applications relating to Salisbury, Amesbury, Downton, Mere, Hindon and Tishead as well as the rest of the old Salisbury District Council Area

Trowbridge:Wiltshire Council, Bradley Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0RD

(This office deals with Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Warminster and Westbury as well as the rest of the old West Wiltshire District Council area)

Last updated: 16 April 2009